| Primary Identifier | IPR046770 | Type | Domain |
| Short Name | DOCKER_Lobe_B |
| description | This entry represents a conserved region within a number of eukaryotic dedicator of cytokinesis proteins (DOCK), which are guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) [, , ], that activate some small GTPases by exchanging bound GDP for free GTP such as Rac. DOCK proteins are required during several cellular processes, such as cell motility and phagocytosis []. These proteins have a DOCK-homology region 1 (DHR-1, also known as DOCK-type C2 domain) at the N-terminal and a DHR-2 (also known as DOCKER domain) at the C-terminal. The DOCKER domain () is a GEF catalytic domain organised into three lobes, A, B and C, with the Rho-family binding site and catalytic centre generated entirely from lobes B and C. This entry represents Lobe B, which adopts an unusual architecture of two antiparallel beta sheets disposed in a loosely packed orthogonal arrangement. This lobe changes its position relative to lobe C and the bound GTPase, which suggests that lobe B distinguishes between the switch 1 conformations of the small GTPases Rac1 and Cdc42 [, ]. |
